Job Fairs
Chicago-Kent advertises and/or participates in a number of job
fairs each year to increase interview opportunities for its students.
Job fairs also provide interview opportunities to special segments
of the student population. Watch this space, the Record,
and the CSO Bulletin Board on the 3rd Floor for more
information, including updates about these job fairs. Should you
have any questions, please contact Kentcso
via e-mail or call (312) 906-5200.
This list was compiled by the Career Services Office at Chicago-Kent College of Law and is not meant to be exhaustive. While we attempt to update the list regularly, dates and deadlines for fairs can change. Be sure to check the websites of each fair to confirm dates and deadlines, as well as whether you meet the requirements to participate. While some job fairs are designed to further particular goals of diversity within the legal profession, they can not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, handicap or disability, or sexual orientation.
If a job fair charges a fee in order for individual students to attend, you are responsible for paying the fee and any expenses related to attending the job fair.
JOB FAIR |
TIME OF YEAR |
LOCATION |
| NYU International Student Interview Program |
January
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New York, NY
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| Midwest Public Interest Law Career
Conference |
February
|
Chicago
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| Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) Diversity Job Fair |
June
|
Chicago
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| National Black Prosecutor Association
Job Fair |
July
|
Memphis, TN |
| Patent Law Interview Program |
August
|
Chicago
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| Bay Area Diversity Career Fair |
August |
San Francisco, CA |
| Cook County Bar Association Minority
Law Student Job Fair |
August
|
Chicago
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| Delaware Minority Job Fair |
August |
Wilmington, DE |
| Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference |
August
|
Minneapolis, MN
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| St. Louis Diversity Job Fair |
August
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St. Louis, MO
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| Virginia Bar Association Diversity Job Fair |
August
|
Richmond, VA
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| Vault/MCCA Legal Diversity Career Fairs (3 Locations) |
August
|
New Orleans, New York and San Fransciso
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| National Black Law Student Association Midwest Minority Recruitment Conference |
August
|
TBA
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| Tri-State Diversity Recruitment Program (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky) |
August
|
Covington, KY
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| Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair |
August |
Kansas City, MO |
| Boston Lawyers Group Minority Job Fair |
August |
Boston & Washington DC |
| IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students & Lawyers with Disabilities |
August |
Washington, D.C. |
| Lavender Law Career Fair (LGBT Law student) |
September |
Brooklyn, NY |
| Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair |
August |
Indianapolis, IN |
| Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Job Fair |
September |
Albuquerque, NM |
| Northwest Minority Job Fair |
September |
Seattle, WA |
| Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair |
September |
Denver, CO |
| Equal Justice Works Annual Career Fair and Conference (Public Interest) |
October
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Washington, D.C.
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| American Intellectual Property Assocation Annual Job Fair |
October
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Washington, D.C.
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NYU's International
Student Interview Program (ISIP)
NYU School of Law hosts this one-day consortium program bringing
together over 1100 foreign-trained law students from 30 law schools
with 130 + employers with positions in approximately 35 countries
including the United States. This year's
annual Program will be held in New York City at NYU
Law School on January 25 & 27, 2008. The program
is strictly for foreign lawyers enrolled as full-time LL.M.
students at a sponsoring law school during the 2007-2008 academic
year (Chicago-Kent is a program sponsor). Informational packets
containing all necessary program instructions and registration
materials may be picked up in the career services office, Room
360. The final registration deadline
for submission of materials to career services is Wednesday, October 24, 2007. Students chosen for interviews by
participating employers will be notified about their interviews
during the week of January 8, 2008.
Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference
The Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC), sponsored
by the Chicago Area Law School Consortium, is a job fair for students
interested in employment and volunteer opportunities in the public sector. The Conference
attracts over 50 employers for on-site interviews, table talk
and for resume collections. In 2008, more than 100 students from
Chicago-Kent registered to attend this event. This
year's Conference will be held at
Northwestern Law School on Saturday,
February 7, 2009. Information is available online at http://mpilcc.uchicago.edu.
Student
registration ends at noon on Thursday, December 10, 2008. Registration is coordinated through the Career Services Office.
Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) Diversity Job Fair
The CLEO Career Fair provides opportunities for students and alumni to meet and interview with representatives from various law firms, government agencies, public interest organizations and other legal employers from across the country. Approximately 60 employers are expected to attend and provide information tables and/or conduct job interviews. Who is eligible to participate? CLEO students advancing to 2L & 3L as of fall 2008, recent graduates (2006-2008) and CLEO Affiliates. This fair is open to non-CLEO students, but you need to register as an affiliate. If you are not affiliated with CLEO and would like to attend this job fair, you must create a profile on www.cleodivercitynetwork.org to be able to register. The Job Fair is on June 9, 2009 at Chicago O'Hare Marriott Hotel - Chicago, IL. The online sign-up list to interview with employers will be open May 2 - 21. Interviews will be scheduled on a first-come-first-basis. Currently, 49 employers are scheduled to participate. Please upload your resumes on www.cleodivercitynetwork.org by May 28 using "Manage your profile" feature. To see this feature, sign in first. For information about the Career Fair and Interview Sign ups please click here. For any additional information, including questions about registering please contact the CLEO office at 1.866.886.4343 or 202.828.6100.
National Black Prosecutor Association
Job Fair
The National Black Prosecutors Association (NBPA) is committed
to the recruitment, training, and career advancement of minority
attorneys as prosecutors at all levels of government.
The 26th Annual Conference will occur
July 19 – 25, 2009 at the Marriot Memphis Downtown in Memphis, Tennessee. In addition
to a comprehensive legal training program for prosecutors, the
conference will host the NBPA Job Fair on Tuesday, July 21, during the conference. The NBPA Job Fair provides a forum for law
school students, recent law school graduates and experienced attorneys
from across the nation to meet and interview for prospective employment
in prosecutors’ offices at the local, state and federal levels. For more information visit www.blackprosecutors.org/conference.html.
Patent Law Interview Program
In 2008, the Annual Patent Law Interview Program, sponsored by
Loyola School of Law, included 150 patent law employers, 150 law
schools, and 1500 registered law students from across the country. This
year's annual program will be held July 30 and July 31, 2009 at the Embassy
Suites Chicago - Downtown Lakefront at 511 North Columbus Drive in downtown Chicago. The Program is only open to law
students who will be returning to school in Fall
2009. It is not for students beginning school in Fall 2009,
students graduating spring or summer 2009, or alumni. Prospective
positions are for summer associate and entry-level attorney positions
for 2010. If interested
in participating, sign up online at www.luc.edu/law/career/Patent_Program_-_Stu.html. Please note that a non-refundable $35 registration fee is due at the time of registration. Online registration will begin on February 23, 2009 and will close on March 12, 2009.
Bay Area Diversity Career Fair
The 2008 Bay Area Diversity Career Fair is hosted by The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and sponsored by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. The Fourth Annual Bay Area Diversity Career Fair will bring together prominent law firms and government legal departments in the San Francisco Bay Area and highly qualified diverse second year law students from distinguished local law schools as well as other top schools from around the nation to participate in summer associate programs. This year's career fair will be held on August 9, 2008 with a reception on August 8. Registration deadline is June 20, 2008. Interested students can learn more and register online at: http://www.sfbar.org/diversity/career_fair.aspx
CCBA Minority Law Student
Job Fair
This year's 26th Annual Cook County Bar Association Minority
Law Student Job Fair will be held on Friday
August 21, 2009, at the Embassy Suites Chicago - Downtown Lakefront, 511 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL. 2L's
and 3L's (students
in the classes of 2010 and 2011) are invited to participate. To register, please click here. Please note that although registration is through Symplicity, you must create a new account. Please do not use your Kent Symplicity password information. The deadline to register is Friday, May 22, 2009. Upon registering, you will be asked to designate a law school liaison. Your liaison is Elsa "Yadi" Trujillo. The
Job Fair typically attracts approximately 100 law firms, corporations,
and governmental agencies located in Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri,
Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, New York, Washington DC, and other states.
After your registration has been approved, from approximately May 25-June 5, 2009, each student will have the ability to bid for 25 ranked employers who will be interviewing at the job fair. In addition, during the job fair there will be an informal Networking Reception, where students will be able to meet all of the employers in attendance. More information on the job fair is available at http://www.ccbaminorityjobfair.com, click on the “students” link.
Delaware Minority Job Fair
The Delaware Minority Job Fair is hosted by the Delaware State Bar Association's Committee for Diversity in the Legal Community. This year the job fair will be on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, DE. Second and third year students are invited to participate. The job fair is by invitation only and if you are invited, expenses are paid. Students submit an application to all attending employers and if selected by two, they are invited. The deadline to register is April 21, 2009. Stop by the Career Services Office in room 360 for the application, which is handout #50.
Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference
The Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference is a program of
the Twin Cities Committee on Minority Lawyers in Large Law Firms
("TCC"). The Conference is aimed at hiring law students
of color from around the country for law firms, corporations,
and government agencies located in Minnesota. On average, over
150 students and approximately 30 employers participate each year. Law students in their second or third year of law school are eligible
to apply. The 2008 Conference will be held on August 15-16 in downtown Minneapolis. All Conference information including registration materials are
available on-line at http://www.tcc-mmrc.org/. The Registration deadline for students is June 1, 2008. Students interested in applying should visit the website to register and to view information on employers who are
registered to interview at the MMRC. Please note that students who register can apply for the McGhee Scholarship to help defray the cost of travel.
St. Louis Diversity Job Fair
The inaugural St. Louis Diversity Job Fair will be held August 14-15, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. The specific venue will be announced int he near future. The classes of 20010 and 2011 (2L and 3L) are invited to participate. The deadline for students to register is May 1, 2009. Registration is simple: go to https://law-sldjf-csm.symplicity.com/. Important: when asked for the name of a contact in the career services office list Yadi Trujillo. For more information visit: www.stldiversityjobfair.com or contact Jennifer Sloop at 314-259-2617 or Danielle Carr at 314-335-6833.
Virginia Bar Association 2nd Annual Diversity Job Fair
The VBA 2nd Annual Diversity Job Fair will take place on Saturday, August 16 at Embassy Suites Richmond Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. Students must be rising 2Ls or 3Ls and interested in practicing in Virginia in order to participate. The Diversity Job Fair is open to all students of diverse backgrounds including: race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or age. The deadline to register is July 9, 2008. More information at http://www.vba.org/diversityjobfair.htm, including a link to register.
Vault/MCCA Legal Diversity Career Fair
VAULT and the Minority Corporate Council Association (MCCA) offer three legal diversity career fairs in different parts of the country during the months of August. The goals are to connect top legal employers with minority, women and GLBT students and associates; deliver educational content for law students and provide professional development programs for young associates. New Orleans August 11, 2008; New York August 15-16; and San Franciso August 20-21. More information is available online at http://www.vault.com/legaldiversity/
National Black Law
Student Association Midwest Region Minority Recruitment Conference
The National Black Law Student Association (NBLSA) hosts this annual job fair.
The event has introduced over 600 different employers
to thousands of law students over the past twenty-one years. The 22nd Annual NBLSA Midwest
Minority Recruitment Conference will be held TBA in TBA. Conference registration is located at http://www.easelaw.com/nblsa. Students can also go to this website to register for NBLSA job fairs in other regions of the United States. For NBLSA members, there is no cost to attend the job fairs. For non-members, there is a $30 cost per job fair you attend.
Tri-State Diversity Recruiting Program
The Tri-State Diversity Recruitment Program offers second and third year law school students the opportunity to interview for summer associate and entry-level attorney positions with Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky employers. The program is sponsored by Greenbaum, Doll, and McDonald and will be held on August 28-29, 2009 at Embassy Suites Hotel in Covington, KY. Student Applications will be available in the Career Services Office in late March.
Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair
The 5th Annual Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair will be held August 7-8, 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri. Students and 2009 graduates interested in becoming part of Kansas City's dynamic legal community should strongly consider attending this event. The job fair is designed to expose law students of diverse backgrounds to internships, summer associate positions and full-time employment to both the traditional and non-traditional legal employers. Online registration opens on March 26, 2009 and students who register before May 25, 2009 will be entered into a drawing for exciting prizes. Student registration ends June 20, 2009. For more information visit http://www.heartlanddiversity.org/StudentReg.htm.
Boston Lawyers Group Minority Job Fair
Since its founding in 1986, the Boston Lawyers Groups has grown into a consortium of more than 45 members, including prominent law firms, corporate legal departments and government agencies in Boston. Over the years, members of the BLG have demonstrated a consistent pattern of significant increases in the number of jobs offered to and accepted by attorneys of color. The annual job fairs will be held August 13, 2009 in Boston at the Intercontinental Hotel & August 20, 2009 in Washington DC at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel. Registration is open April 1, 2009 and will end on July 17, 2009. To register please visit https://law-blg-csm.symplicity.com/students and for more information visit www.thebostonlawyersgroup.com.
IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Lawyers with Disabilities
The 4th Annual IMPACT Career Fair will be held on Friday, August, 7, 2009 in Arlington, VA. Law students and lawyers with disabilities from the Classes of 2010 and earlier are invited to participate. The registration deadline is Sunday, July 5, 2009. For more information and to register click here. NEW: The National Association of Law Students with Disabilities will hold their annual conference in DC the same weekend as IMPACT. For more information visit: http://www.nalswd.org/.
Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair
The 2009 National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Bar Association Annual Conference and Career Fair (formerly known as Lavender Law Career Fair) will be held September 10-12, 2009 in Brooklyn, NY. This annual Conference & Career Fair is designed to pair lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender attorneys and law students with opportunities at law firms and government agencies. The Career Fair has grown leaps and bounds over the past five years. Over five hundred attorney candidates and one hundred fifty employers representing private firms and public organizations from all over the country were present at last year's Career Fair in Chicago. Students are encouraged to join the National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Bar Association for $40. If a member of the LGBT Bar Association, the fee to register is $115. Non-member early registration is $115 until July 31, 2009. After July 31, the fee goes up to $190, and the deadline to register is August 14, 2009. More information is available at http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/.
Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair
The Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair will be held August 6-7, 2009 at Embasy Suites in Downtown Indianapolis. Second-year (graduating in 2011) law students are invited to participate in the second annual IBA Diversity Job Fair. We are seeking candidates who represent all aspects of diversity, who are looking for a one-of-a kind legal community in a Midwestern city that has both cosmopolitan style and small-town charm. Student registration opens on April 1, 2009. To register for the IBA Diversity Job Fair via Symplicity's web site at https://law-indybar-csm.symplicity.com/students/. Student registration deadline is July 5, 2009. There is no fee to register. In addition, two $2500 scholarships are available for interviewing 2L students. The scholarship application, as well as more information about the fair is online at http://www.indybar.org.
Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) 2009 Job Fair will be held on Friday, September 4, 2009 at the Hotel Albuquerque in Albuquerque, New Mexico in conjunction with HNBA's Annual Convention, which will be held September 2-6, 2009 in the same location. Job Fair participants will be able to interact with leading Hispanic lawyers throughout the United States and participate in enriching continuing legal education programs. Pre-Registration for the job fair is now available at www.hnba.com. Full registration will begin online on May 1, 2009. The deadline to register is August 14, 2009. Fees for the Convention and Job Fair have not yet been determined, but will be published soon on the website. HNBA will also have a Law Student Symposium designed to encourage, educate and mentor students and young attorneys as they embark on their legal careers. Approximately 60 employers from the private and public sectors will be holding interviews at the Job Fair. Large and medium sized firms are heavily involved, as well as a few small law firms. For more information please visit the website or email beckerd2@staff.abanet.org if you have specific questions regarding the Job Fair.
Northwest Minority Job Fair
The Northwest Minority Job Fair will be held Saturday, September 20, 2008 in Seattle, Washington and is hosted by Williams Kastner. Current students and 2008 graduates are welcome to participate. The Northwest Minority Job Fair's mission is to foster access to employment opportunities for historically underrepresented persons in the practice of law and to provide a networking forum for legal employers and minority law students. Based upon the original purpose of the Job Fair and limited resources, the focus of our mission is ethnic minorities. Student registration ends May 20, 2008 (although an exception for latecomers may be made). For more information visit http://www.nwmjf.org/index.htm.
Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair
The Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair will be held on Friday, September 11, 2009 in Denver, CO. The Career Fair is open to students and recent graduates of any U.S. law school. Legal employers attending the RMDLCF seek to hire law students and 2009 graduates from culturally diverse backgrounds that have been traditionally under-represented in the practice of law in the Rocky Mountain region. These include law students and 2009 graduates who are ethnic or racial minorities and/or gay or lesbian. Online registration opens May 18, 2009 and ends July 27, 2009. For more information and to register http://www.rmdlcf.com.
Equal Justice Works Annual Career Fair and
Conference
The annual Equal Justice Works Career Fair & Conference
is the nation's largest public interest law career fair and conference,
hosting more than 200 employers and 1,200 students and graduates
from across the country. Equal Justice Works hosts this conference and career fair to broaden, support, and recognize
the efforts and participation of public interest-minded law students,
lawyers, and advocates. This
year's Fair will take place on
Saturday & Sunday, October 10 & 11, 2008 at the
Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC. This year's
events will feature individual interviews,
a law school awards luncheon on Saturday, career development workshops and student discussion groups, on both days.
All persons registered for the Career Fair may participate in
the one-on-one employer interviews, table talk interviews,
and educational sessions on how to advance a public interest career.
Students who would like one-on-one interviews must submit resumes and cover letters to attending employers in September. For further information, including how to register, deadlines,
and participating employers, visit http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/events/cf/info. First-year students - In accordance with the National Association for Legal Professional
guidelines, you are not permitted to participate in one-on-one
interviews with employers. However, you may participate in the
Table Talk and career development sessions.
American Intellectual Property Association Job Fair
The 18th Annual American Intellectual Property Assocation (AIPLA) Job Fair will be held in October 2008 (date TBA) in Washington DC. Applications to participate are normally due in August and students must be members of the AIPLA in order to participate. For more information visit http://www.aipla.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Student_Center/Job_Fair/Job_Fair.htm
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